In the average home, 40% of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Nationwide, the total electricity consumed by electronics while idle equals the annual output of 12 power plants. Enabling your monitor’s ENERGY STAR power management features can save you about $15 a year on your energy bill. To save even more, replace your old monitor with an LCD display one. The energy consumption of an average LCD display monitor (flat-panel) is at least half of that for an average CRT.
